Legal and Governance Officer

<p><strong>Duties and Responsibilities </strong></p> <p>Assisting the Group Legal and Governance Executive team to provide legal and governance services to the company as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Board and Board Committee meetings administration.</li> <li>Ensuring compliance with Corporate Governance procedures and best practice.</li> <li>Providing Group Directors with guidance on their duties and responsibilities.</li> <li>Providing legal advice in investment banking, development, corporate &amp; project finance, and public and private capital-raising.</li> <li>General contract negotiations, drafting, review and management.</li> <li>Reviewing and updating the Group on all legislative, regulatory, and corporate governance developments and keeping statutory returns up to date.</li> <li>Managing external lawyers and legal expenses including legal fees and other department costs.</li> <li>Performing strategic and business-planning activities to meet annual budget and planning cycles.</li> <li>Provides company secretarial and corporate governance services as per legislative requirements and corporate governance best practice.</li> <li>Organises and administers the smooth running of meetings, producing accurate minutes, resolutions, and related documents.</li> <li>Administers / oversees companies&rsquo; statutory records, registers, and lodges the necessary returns, to ensure compliance with companies Act and other related legislation.</li> <li>Sets up new Subsidiaries and Trusts, in line with the Group&#39;s governance requirements.</li> <li>Drafts opinions on compliance with Company Law or Governance requirements, for the Group companies and ensures the implementation thereof.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualification and Experience</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor Laws Honours Degree</li> <li>At least 3 years in a corporate set up, preferably in the financial services sector</li> </ul>